Exclusive Agreement With Spark Holland Makes Waters ACQUITY UPLC System Fully Compatible With Spark Holland Symbiosis Online Solid Phase Extraction Technology
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced today that its ACQUITY UPLC® System is now available with online solid phase extraction (SPE) technology from Spark Holland BV (Emmen, The Netherlands). The Waters® ACQUITY UPLC Online SPE Manager is based on a special version of the highly-popular Spark Holland online SPE technology, which Spark Holland is making available to Waters exclusively. The Waters ACQUITY UPLC Online SPE Manager is now available as an integrated Waters UPLC/MS system or as an upgrade to installed ACQUITY UPLC Systems...
Read MoreBiotage Universal Phase Separators, Solving an Age Old ProblemNov 20, 2012
Biotage (STO: BIOT), a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical, medicinal and peptide chemistry, introduced their new Universal Phase Separators, a flexible alternative to the traditional glass funnel separation of immiscible liquids
The Biotage Universal Phase Separation columns are fitted with a selectively permeable insert that separates aqueous phases from organic solvents under gravity; solving the age old problem of how to remove an upper organic phase from a lower aqueous phase, during a traditional liquid-liquid extraction process, without creating additional process steps...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Extends Femtogram Level Electrochemical Detection Capability to UHPLCNov 20, 2012
The new Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 Electrochemical Detector Is designed to deliver the sensitivity and selectivity needed to analyze neurotransmitters, pharmaceuticals and complex biological samples with the speed and resolution of UHPLC
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ UltiMate™ 3000 Electrochemical Detector, making the benefits of UHPLC separation available with electrochemical detection. Electrochemical detection delivers: the high analytical sensitivity needed to measure neurotransmitters, the robustness for analyzing pharmaceutical compounds, and the selectivity for characterizing complex samples such as supplements, beverages, and biological samples...
Read MoreMagnetic 9mm R.A.M. Screw Thread Closures with Septa from J.G. FinneranNov 14, 2012
A convenient and easier alternative to aluminum seals, the new 9mm magnetic cover and screw thread closure prefitted with a variety of septa is now available from J.G. Finneran Associates
This closure offers an easy-on, easy-off convenience with a twist of the cap that produces an evaporation-proof seal. The larger opening of the 9mm closure provides increased target area for needle penetration. This 9mm magnetic closure is designed for use in CTC GC PAL, Agilent, Gerstel and Shimadzu instruments....
Read MoreThermo Fisher Solid Phase Extraction Sample Preparation Products Win G.I.T InnovationsAward 2012Nov 14, 2012
Independent Jury, Journal Readers and Attendees of Analytica 2012 and Achema 2012 Vote Thermo Fisher SOLA Solid Phase Extraction Cartridges and Plates as Category Favorite
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its SOLA Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) cartridges and plates have won the GIT Innovation Award 2012 in Catergory D. The G.I.T InnovationsAward honors innovative new products and solutions for laboratory and process technology... Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Kit to Simplify Detection and Analysis of Hormones in WaterNov 13, 2012
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Hormones Application Kit, a complete package designed to simplify the detection and analysis of hormone contaminants in ground water and drinking water samples using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
This application kit is designed to streamline and accelerate sample preparation, handling and analysis using a verified protocol for EPA Method 539, “Determination of Hormones in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS).”..
Read MoreSartorius Extends arium Lab Water Family by Three New Product LinesNov 9, 2012
The Sartorius technology group extended its successful arium® lab water family by three new product lines: the arium® pro ultrapure water system, the arium® advance pure water system and the arium® comfort combination system
These new product lines generate Type 1 to Type 3 ultrapure and pure water, delivering the right water quality for any laboratory application. The highlight of these new lines is the arium® comfort series. In addition to providing ASTM Type 1 ultrapure water, this space-saving combination unit also produces Type 2 and Type 3 pure water...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Detector-Agnostic Software for Liquid and Gas ChromatographyNov 8, 2012
Thermo Scientific TraceFinder software version 2.1 performs routine analysis with GC, LC, HPLC, GC-MS and LC-MS, including non-mass spectrometry detectors
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduces Thermo Scientific TraceFinder software version 2.1 for routine, high analytical throughput analysis of gas and liquid chromatography data. The software now supports Thermo Scientific non-mass spectrometry detectors, and this detector-agnostic package is designed for the quantitative and qualitative review of data for routine analyses...
Read MoreNew range of Nov 6, 2012
Seeing is believing, but how just how confident are you in your results?
Analytical procedures to measure result accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility of data are only as good as the STANDARDS used. A new range of •red® (dot-red) calibration standards are now available for global delivery from Stratlab Ltd. The catalogue of calibration materials is fully compliant with CEN, NIST and other widely used standards...
Eppendorf has introduced the new Eppendorf µCuvette G1.0, designed for the accurate and reliable measurement of small volumes of highly concentrated biomolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids. Users can work easily with samples as small as 1.5 μL without the need for a time-consuming dilution step
Oxford Instruments, the supplier of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) solutions to the academic, food, agricultural, healthcare, polymer, and energy sectors, announces the launch of the AffirmoEX Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR) system to regenerate the teaching of EMR in universities and colleges
Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis has developed and customised the new AffirmoEX Electron Magnetic Resonance (EPR / ESR) compact benchtop spectrometer, regenerating the teaching of EMR in higher education. Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR) (also known as Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) or Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)) is a valuable but often neglected technique. It is the only technique that directly measures unpaired electrons, a key chemical moiety, important in a range of areas such as free radical studies, oxidation, transition metal oxidation states, catalysis, reaction mechanism elucidation and reaction kinetics...
Read MoreNew roQ QuEChERS Kits from Phenomenex Improve Speed and Ease of UseOct 24, 2012
Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces roQ QuEChERS kits, for the cleanup of multiple pesticide residues in food prior to HPLC or GC analysis
The roQ kits offer a number of usability features specifically designed to facilitate and improve the largely manual QuEChERS technique. Rigorously tested tubes and superior tube caps ensure leak-free performance. The low-extractable tubes ensure the cleanest possible extracts. In addition, roQ flat-bottom centrifuge tubes are designed to stand upright so they can be easily placed on a scale for sample weighing. The roQ salt packets have a unique, easy-pour design that minimizes spills...
Read MoreHALO-5 5Oct 23, 2012
HALO-5 5µm HPLC columns are based on the same proven Fused-Core particle technology as original HALO 2.7µm columns but have been developed by fusing a 0.6µm porous silica layer on to the surface of a 3.8µm solid core particle
HALO-5 columns are initially available in C18 and PFP phases and have been specifically developed in order to provide improved HPLC performance when used with traditional HPLC equipment, as the lower back pressure of these columns is ideally suited to these instruments. It has been demonstrated that for a given operating pressure, HALO-5 columns deliver significantly higher efficiency than a column packed with 5µm totally porous particles...
Read MoreJ.G. Finneran Introduces Versatility for Sample VialsOct 23, 2012
The Versa Vial™ offers the largest target opening area of any autosampler vial on the market
By combining a wide mouth with a tapered neck, the Versa Vial™, by J.G. Finneran Associates, simplifies the task of routinely preparing samples for autosamplers. The vase-like neck design of the Versa Vial™ has a 9mm opening, which is the largest target opening area available for any autosampler vial. With this unique design, it is easier to add samples to the vials using a pipette, and safer to empty the vials...
Read MoreHigh Throughput Sample Clean-upOct 22, 2012
The Microlute™ SPE sample preparation system from Porvair Sciences provides a faster, trouble-free alternative to cartridges for high throughput sample clean-up
Handling samples as small as 150ul the Microlute™ SPE sample preparation system helps you increase your assay sensitivity by providing pre-injection clean-up and concentration you can trust. As a complete package, including filter plate, collection plate, waste tray and manifold, the Microlute™ SPE sample preparation system offers all the advantages of automated and high throughput SPE sample preparation in a convenient microplate format capable of rapidly processing 96 samples in one go repeatedly and precisely...
Read MoreRSA Glass Oct 22, 2012
A next generation of glass reduces the interaction of analytes and the glass
Detect low abundance analytes normally adsorbed by glass
Prevent pH changes in vials before injection
Prevent hydrolysis that can occur in your vials
Exhibits no meniscus when water is used as the main solvent
Metrohm presents Combustion IC (CIC), a fully automated system for the simultaneous determination of halogens and sulfur in widely differing matrices
With CIC, unlike with alternative methods the concentrations of the different halogens can each be shown separately. Moreover, digestion by pyrolysis is superior to offline digestion methods with regard to sample throughput and precision and correctness of results... Read MoreCrawford Scientific Announce New Training Calendar for 2012-2013Oct 18, 2012
Crawford Scientific announce its new training calendar for 2012-2013 covering both classroom and practical based training
At Crawford Scientific, distilled critical knowledge of chromatography and mass spectrometry applications and instrumentation into the range of exciting and interactive short courses is included. These courses are intended for practising analytical chemists who need a refresher, those who are new to analytical chemistry and require a solid grounding or for anyone who wishes gain an insight into important chromatographic and spectrometric techniques... Read MoreNovel mass analyzer unravels complex biomolecular structuresOct 17, 2012
Essential for research and development of therapeutics
In Nature Methods the group of Albert Heck of Utrecht University introduces a new mass spectrometer based on Orbitrap™ technology. This high-sensitive instrument might play a crucial role in the development and use of therapeutic antibodies. The Heck group, in close collaboration with the research group of Alexander Makarov of Thermo Fisher, the inventor of the Orbitrap analyzer, show that protein assemblies of molecular weights over 1 million Da can be analyzed with very high analytical resolving power and exquisite sensitivity down to detection of single ions...
Read MoreNovasep invests EUR 30 million to build world's largest chromatography plant for the pharmaceutical industryOct 15, 2012
New plant on its Mourenx, France site to produce a large volume commercial API
Novasep, a leading provider of purification-based manufacturing solutions for life science molecules, announces today an investment of EUR 30 million to build in Europe what will be the world's largest chromatography plant used for the production of a large volume commercial API (active pharmaceutical ingredient)...
Read MoreQuotient Bioresearch Investment in Bioanalytical FacilityOct 12, 2012
Quotient Bioresearch (“Quotient”), the leading provider of early stage and specialist drug development services, has today announced the completion of a £1.5m expansion to its Fordham, Cambridgeshire site
The building work took place over the summer and included a new bioanalytical facility with a capacity for 30 mass spectrometers and new laboratories for immunoassay and cell-based work with biopharmaceuticals and biomarkers. The expansion is in response to an increase in demand for Quotient’s services in this area...
Read MoreAdvances in Clinical Analysis 2012Oct 12, 2012
Organised by The Chromatographic Society and the Separation Science Group of the Analytical Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Accredited by the Royal College of Pathologists
This meeting celebrates the forthcoming retirements of Prof. Robert Flanagan from the RSC Separation Science Group and of Prof. David Perrett from his position at the William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, QMUL, London.
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Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced today that its ACQUITY UPLC® System is now available with online solid phase extraction (SPE) technology from Spark Holland BV (Emmen, The Netherlands). The Waters® ACQUITY UPLC Online SPE Manager is based on a special version of the highly-popular Spark Holland online SPE technology, which Spark Holland is making available to Waters exclusively. The Waters ACQUITY UPLC Online SPE Manager is now available as an integrated Waters UPLC/MS system or as an upgrade to installed ACQUITY UPLC Systems...
The Biotage Universal Phase Separation columns are fitted with a selectively permeable insert that separates aqueous phases from organic solvents under gravity; solving the age old problem of how to remove an upper organic phase from a lower aqueous phase, during a traditional liquid-liquid extraction process, without creating additional process steps...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ UltiMate™ 3000 Electrochemical Detector, making the benefits of UHPLC separation available with electrochemical detection. Electrochemical detection delivers: the high analytical sensitivity needed to measure neurotransmitters, the robustness for analyzing pharmaceutical compounds, and the selectivity for characterizing complex samples such as supplements, beverages, and biological samples...
This closure offers an easy-on, easy-off convenience with a twist of the cap that produces an evaporation-proof seal. The larger opening of the 9mm closure provides increased target area for needle penetration. This 9mm magnetic closure is designed for use in CTC GC PAL, Agilent, Gerstel and Shimadzu instruments....
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its SOLA Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) cartridges and plates have won the GIT Innovation Award 2012 in Catergory D. The G.I.T InnovationsAward honors innovative new products and solutions for laboratory and process technology...
This application kit is designed to streamline and accelerate sample preparation, handling and analysis using a verified protocol for EPA Method 539, “Determination of Hormones in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS).”..
These new product lines generate Type 1 to Type 3 ultrapure and pure water, delivering the right water quality for any laboratory application. The highlight of these new lines is the arium® comfort series. In addition to providing ASTM Type 1 ultrapure water, this space-saving combination unit also produces Type 2 and Type 3 pure water...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduces Thermo Scientific TraceFinder software version 2.1 for routine, high analytical throughput analysis of gas and liquid chromatography data. The software now supports Thermo Scientific non-mass spectrometry detectors, and this detector-agnostic package is designed for the quantitative and qualitative review of data for routine analyses...
Analytical procedures to measure result accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility of data are only as good as the STANDARDS used. A new range of •red® (dot-red) calibration standards are now available for global delivery from Stratlab Ltd. The catalogue of calibration materials is fully compliant with CEN, NIST and other widely used standards...
The µCuvette G1.0 expands the measuring range of the Eppendorf BioPhotometer and the Eppendorf BioSpectrometer. Synchronized apertures mean that a closed system is created when used alongside Eppendorf detection instruments, for optimum results and reliable operation...
Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis has developed and customised the new AffirmoEX Electron Magnetic Resonance (EPR / ESR) compact benchtop spectrometer, regenerating the teaching of EMR in higher education. Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR) (also known as Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) or Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)) is a valuable but often neglected technique. It is the only technique that directly measures unpaired electrons, a key chemical moiety, important in a range of areas such as free radical studies, oxidation, transition metal oxidation states, catalysis, reaction mechanism elucidation and reaction kinetics...
The roQ kits offer a number of usability features specifically designed to facilitate and improve the largely manual QuEChERS technique. Rigorously tested tubes and superior tube caps ensure leak-free performance. The low-extractable tubes ensure the cleanest possible extracts. In addition, roQ flat-bottom centrifuge tubes are designed to stand upright so they can be easily placed on a scale for sample weighing. The roQ salt packets have a unique, easy-pour design that minimizes spills...
HALO-5 columns are initially available in C18 and PFP phases and have been specifically developed in order to provide improved HPLC performance when used with traditional HPLC equipment, as the lower back pressure of these columns is ideally suited to these instruments. It has been demonstrated that for a given operating pressure, HALO-5 columns deliver significantly higher efficiency than a column packed with 5µm totally porous particles...
By combining a wide mouth with a tapered neck, the Versa Vial™, by J.G. Finneran Associates, simplifies the task of routinely preparing samples for autosamplers. The vase-like neck design of the Versa Vial™ has a 9mm opening, which is the largest target opening area available for any autosampler vial. With this unique design, it is easier to add samples to the vials using a pipette, and safer to empty the vials...
Handling samples as small as 150ul the Microlute™ SPE sample preparation system helps you increase your assay sensitivity by providing pre-injection clean-up and concentration you can trust. As a complete package, including filter plate, collection plate, waste tray and manifold, the Microlute™ SPE sample preparation system offers all the advantages of automated and high throughput SPE sample preparation in a convenient microplate format capable of rapidly processing 96 samples in one go repeatedly and precisely...
Detect low abundance analytes normally adsorbed by glass
With CIC, unlike with alternative methods the concentrations of the different halogens can each be shown separately. Moreover, digestion by pyrolysis is superior to offline digestion methods with regard to sample throughput and precision and correctness of results...
At Crawford Scientific, distilled critical knowledge of chromatography and mass spectrometry applications and instrumentation into the range of exciting and interactive short courses is included. These courses are intended for practising analytical chemists who need a refresher, those who are new to analytical chemistry and require a solid grounding or for anyone who wishes gain an insight into important chromatographic and spectrometric techniques...
In Nature Methods the group of Albert Heck of Utrecht University introduces a new mass spectrometer based on Orbitrap™ technology. This high-sensitive instrument might play a crucial role in the development and use of therapeutic antibodies. The Heck group, in close collaboration with the research group of Alexander Makarov of Thermo Fisher, the inventor of the Orbitrap analyzer, show that protein assemblies of molecular weights over 1 million Da can be analyzed with very high analytical resolving power and exquisite sensitivity down to detection of single ions...
Novasep, a leading provider of purification-based manufacturing solutions for life science molecules, announces today an investment of EUR 30 million to build in Europe what will be the world's largest chromatography plant used for the production of a large volume commercial API (active pharmaceutical ingredient)...
The building work took place over the summer and included a new bioanalytical facility with a capacity for 30 mass spectrometers and new laboratories for immunoassay and cell-based work with biopharmaceuticals and biomarkers. The expansion is in response to an increase in demand for Quotient’s services in this area...
This meeting celebrates the forthcoming retirements of Prof. Robert Flanagan from the RSC Separation Science Group and of Prof. David Perrett from his position at the William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, QMUL, London.